Russian military supporting Syrian troops, say Reuters sources
Russian soldiers’ selfies, social media accounts may indicate their deployment to Syria …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Assessing Canada’s Global Engagement Gap
Much of the recent debate over Canada’s global engagement has focused on tone. We decided to focus on the substance of Canada’s global engagement. In order to understand the state of Canada’s global commitment today, we assessed “global engagement” by looking at combined spending on official development assistance and defence....
Europe returns to the 1930s
Czech police intercepted a group of Syrian asylum-seekers on a train headed for Germany. Upon being detained, the 200 or so refugees were marked with ink numbers on their forearms. While clearly a mishap, it was not the first time that Europeans were reminded of a period many would rather forget.In July of this year, a Polish Member of the...
Groans, Guffaws as Yatsenyuk Accused of Killing Russians
Russia’s top cop made startling claims in newspaper interview. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Homo Ex-Sovieticus Faces Future With a Frown
Report says Serbia is one of only three countries where fewer than half of adults laugh or smile a lot. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bulgaria Bans Russian Supply Flights to Syria
Greece mulling Washington’s request to follow suit. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The ceasefire in Donbas is unlikely to last long
The ceasefire in Donbas is hard to call stable. This was stated by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk, informs the news agency Voice of America. “It is difficult to describe this situation as stable – there are almost daily casualties. I do not even have the heart to call...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 8 September 2015
Please note that this report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic decreased at both BCPs. DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating with 18 permanent...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 7 September 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM recorded ceasefire violations, almost exclusively at or around Donetsk airport and none in the...
OSCE seminar addresses implementation of National Border Management Strategies
DUSHANBE, 8 September 2015 – The seminar on Implementation of National Border Management Strategies was completed at the OSCE Border Management Staff College today. Senior-level officials of border security and management agencies from Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan as well as participants of the one-year Border Security and...
